Professor Rhiannon Tudor Edwards
Professor in Health Economics

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Founding director of health economics research at Bangor University. Co-director of the Centre for Health Economics and Medicines Evaluation (CHEME) at Bangor University.
In a global analysis of bibliometrics in health economics (1975-2022), Rhiannon was listed among the most important authors in health economics. She was ranked in the top five most collaborative authors, with Bangor University in the top 10 most collaborative institutions in health economics. See: Barbu, L. Global trends in the scientific research of the health economics: a bibliometric analysis from 1975 to 2022. Health Econ Rev 13, 31 (2023).
Telephone: +44 (0) 1248 383 712
E-mail: r.t.edwards@bangor.ac.uk
Address: Room 103, Ardudwy, Normal Site, Bangor University, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2PZ
X (formerly known as Twitter): @ProfRTEdwards
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Protocol for a feasibility study incorporating a randomised pilot trial with an embedded process evaluation and feasibility economic analysis of ThinkCancer!: a primary care intervention to expedite cancer diagnosis in Wales
Disbeschl, S., Surgey, A., Roberts, J. L., Hendry, A., Lewis, R., Goulden, N., Hoare, Z., Williams, N., Anthony, B. F., Edwards, R. T., Law, R.-J., Hiscock, J., Carson-Stevens, A., Neal, R. D. & Wilkinson, C., 2021, In: Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 7, 1, 100.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Protocol for the Rare Dementia Support Impact Study: RDS Impact
Brotherhood, E., Stott, J., Windle, G., Barker, S., Culley, S., Harding, E., Camic, P. M., Caulfield, M., Ezeofor, V., Hoare, Z., McKee-Jackson, R., Roberts, J., Sharp, R., Suarez-Gonzalez, A., Sullivan, M. P., Edwards, R. T., Walton, J., Waddington, C., Winrow, E. & Crutch, S. J., Aug 2020, In: International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 35, 8, p. 833-841 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Psychological Factors Associated with Emotional Responses to Receiving Genetic Risk Information
Bennett, P., Wilkinson, C., Turner, J., Brain, K., Edwards, R. T., Griffith, G., France, B. & Gray, J., 1 Jun 2008, In: Journal of Genetic Counseling. 17, 3, p. 234-241Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Psychological Morbidity of Farmers and Non-farming Population: Results from a UK Survey
Hounsome, B., Edwards, R. T., Hounsome, N. & Edwards-Jones, G., 1 Aug 2012, In: Community Mental Health Journal. 48, 4, p. 503-510Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Public health economics: a systematic review of guidance for the economic evaluation of public health interventions and discussion of key methodological issues
Edwards, R. T., Charles, J. M. & Lloyd-Williams, H., 24 Oct 2013, In: BMC Public Health. 13, p. 1001Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Putting Life in Years (PLINY): a randomised controlled trial and mixed-methods process evaluation of a telephone friendship intervention to improve mental well-being in independently living older people
Hind, D., Mountain, G., Gossage-Worrall, R., Walters, S., Duncan, R., Newbould, L., Rex, S., Jones, C. L., Bowling, A., Cattan, M., Cairns, A., Cooper, C., Goyder, E. & Edwards, R. T., 1 Dec 2014, In: Public Health Research. 2, 7Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Qualitative Exploration of the Suitability of Capability Based Instruments to Measure Quality of Life in Family Carers of People with Dementia
Jones, C. L., Edwards, R. T. & Hounsome, B., 4 Mar 2014, In: ISRN Family Medicine. 2014, p. Article ID 919613Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Quality of Life, Care Resource Use, and Costs of Dementia in 8 European Countries in a Cross-Sectional Cohort of the Actifcare Study
Handels, R., Skoldunger, A., Bieber, A., Edwards, R., Gonçalves-Pereira, M., Hopper, L., Irving, K., Jelley, H., Kerpershoek, L., Marques, M. J., Meyer, G., Michelet, M., Portolani, E., Røsvik, J., Selbaek, G., Stephan, A., de Vught, M., Wolfs, C., Woods, R., Zanetti, O., Verhey, F. & Wimo, A., 23 Nov 2018, In: Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. 66, 3, p. 1027-1040Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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RCT-based Social Return on Investment (SROI) of a Home Exercise Program for People With Early Dementia Comparing In-Person and Blended Delivery Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Doungsong, P., Hartfiel, N. & Edwards, R. T., 23 Apr 2024, In: INQUIRY: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing. 61, p. 469580241246468Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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REMCARE: reminiscence groups for people with dementia and their family caregivers - effectiveness and cost-effectiveness pragmatic multicentre randomised trial
Woods, R. T., Bruce, E., Edwards, R. T., Elvish, R., Hoare, Z. S., Hounsome, B., Keady, J., Moniz-Cook, E. D., Orgeta, V., Orrell, M., Rees, J. & Russel, I. T., 1 Jan 2012, In: Health Technology Assessment. 16, 48, p. 1-121Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Randomised controlled trial of adjunctive triamcinolone acetonide in eyes undergoing vitreoretinal surgery following open globe trauma: The ASCOT study
Casswell, E. J., Cro, S., Cornelius, V. R. C., Banerjee, P. J., Zvobgo, T. M. Z., Edwards, R. T., Ezeofor, V., Anthony, B. & Shahid, S. M., Mar 2024, In: British Journal of Ophthalmology. 108, 3, p. 440-448Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Randomised feasibility study to compare the use of Therabite with wooden spatulas to relieve and prevent trismus in patients with cancer of the head and neck
Lee, R., Yeo, S. T., Rogers, S., Caress, A., Molassiotis, A., Ryder, D., Sanghera, P., Lunt, C., Scott, B., Keeley, P., Edwards, R. & Slevin, N., May 2018, In: British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 56, 4, p. 283-291 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Randomized osteopathic manipulation study (ROMANS): pragmatic trial for spinal pain in primary care
Williams, N. H., Wilkinson, C., Russell, I., Edwards, R. T., Hibbs, R., Linck, P. & Muntz, R., Dec 2003, In: Family Practice. 20, 6, p. 662-669 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Reminiscence groups for people with dementia and their family carers: pragmatic eight-centre randomised trial of joint reminiscence and maintenance versus usual treatment: a protocol.
Woods, R. T., Bruce, E., Edwards, R. T., Hounsome, B., Keady, J., Moniz-Cook, E. D., Orrell, M. & Russell, I. T., 30 Jul 2009, In: Trials. 10, p. 64Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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STRAWB2 (Stress and Wellbeing After Childbirth): a randomised controlled trial of targeted self-help materials to prevent post-traumatic stress disorder following childbirth
Slade , P., West , H., Thompson , G., Lane, S., Spiby , H., Edwards, R. T., Charles, J., Garrett , C., Flanagan , B., Treadwell , M., Hayden , E. & Weeks , A., Jun 2020, In: BJOG: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology . 127, 7, p. 886-896 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Self- and Carer-Rated pain in people with dementia: Influences of pain in carers
Orgeta, V., Orrell, M., Edwards, R. T., Hounsome, B. & Woods, R. T., 24 Dec 2014, In: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 49, 6, p. 1042-1049Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Self-management in early-stage dementia: a pilot randomised controlled trial of the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of a self-management group intervention (the SMART study)
Quinn, C., Anderson, D., Toms, G. R., Whitaker, R., Edwards, R. T., Jones, C. & Clare, L., 8 Mar 2014, In: Trials. 2014, 15, p. 74Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Single-centre, single-blinded, randomised, parallel group, feasibility study protocol investigating if mandibular advancement device treatment for obstructive sleep apnoea can reduce nocturnal gastro-oesophageal reflux (MAD-Reflux trial)
O'Toole, S., Moazzez, R., Wojewodka, G., Zeki, S., Jafari, J., Brand, A., Hoare, Z., Scott, S., Doungsong, P., Ezeofor, V., Edwards, R. T., Drakatos, P. & Steier, J., 24 Aug 2023, In: BMJ Open. 13, 8, p. e076661 e076661.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Social Return on Investment analysis of the Health Precinct community hub for chronic conditions
Jones, C., Hartfiel, N., Brocklehurst, P., Lynch, M. & Edwards, R. T., 21 Jul 2020, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17, 14, 5249.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Social Return on Investment of Home Exercise and Community Referral for People With Early Dementia
Hartfiel, N., Gladman, J., Harwood, R. & Edwards, R. T., Dec 2022, In: Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine. 8Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Social Return on Investment of Nature-Based Activities for Adults with Mental Wellbeing Challenges
Hartfiel, N., Gittins, H., Morrison, V., Wynne-Jones, S., Edwards, R. T. & Dandy, N., 2 Aug 2023, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20, 15, 13 p., 6500.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Social Return on Investment of Social Prescribing via a Diabetes Technician for Preventing Type 2 Diabetes Progression
Skinner, A., Hartfiel, N., Lynch, M., Jones, A. W. & Edwards, R. T., 7 Jun 2023, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20, 12, 6074.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Social return on investment of face-to-face versus online lifestyle coaching to improve mental wellbeing: Public Health Science 2021
Makanjuola, A., Lynch, M., Hartfiel, N., Cuthbert, A., Wheeler, H. T. & Edwards, R. T., Nov 2022, In: The Lancet. 400, p. S59Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Soles of the Feet Meditation Intervention for People with Intellectual Disability and Problems with Anger and Aggression—a Feasibility Study.
Roberts, J., Williams, J., Griffith, G., Jones, R. S. P., Hastings, R. P., Crane, R., Bryning, L., Hoare, Z. & Edwards, R. T., Oct 2020, In: Mindfulness. 11, p. 2371–2385Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Standardised self-management kits for children with type 1 diabetes: pragmatic randomised trial of effectiveness and cost-effectiveness: pragmatic randomised trial of effectiveness and cost-effectiveness
Noyes, J., Allen, D., Carter, C., Edwards, D., Edwards, R. T., Russell, D., Russell, I. T., Spencer, L. H., Sylvestre, Y., Whitaker, R., Yeo, S. T. & Gregory, J. W., 12 Mar 2020, In: BMJ Open. 10, 3, p. e032163Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review